Cut-off-stop table.



F. L. PARK & W. R. MOORE.

OUT-OFF STOP TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1914.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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FRANK L. PARK AND WILEY R. MOORE, OF WEED, CALIFORNIA.

CUT-OFF-STOP TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.,

Application filed April 11, 1914. Serial No. 831,248.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK L. PARK and WILEY R. Moons, citizens of the United States, residing at Weed,in the county of Siskiyou and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cut-Off-Stop Tables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in tables, and more particularly to tables which are designed for use by carpenters.

An object of this invention is the provision of a carpenters table or bench, which is provided with a longitudinally adjustable stop block, upon the top thereof, means being provided to secure the block in any desired adjusted position from one end of the table, one end of the work upon the table being adapted to engage the forward end of the block so that when the other end of the work which projects from the table is severed from the body portion of the work, the remaining portion of the work is of the desired length.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a table of this character upon which a stop block is adjustably mounted, the block being provided with a longitudinally extensible head, means being provided to maintain the head any desired distance from one end of the block.

rVith these and other objects in View, our invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a side elevational view partly in section of my improved device; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a sec tional view of the stop block on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1, the table top being omitted; and Fig. 4: is a perspective View of one of the plugs used in connection with the block.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a table which is provided with longitudinal rows of spaced obliquely extending recesses 2 in the top thereof, the rows of recesses extending substantially from one end of the table to the other end thereof. The recesses of each row are spaced preferably one inch apart, the table top adjacent to each recess being marked to designate the distance of the re cesses from the forward end of the table.

A stop block 3 is provided, the block being provided with a plurality of obliquely extending teeth 4 which are adapted for engagement in adjacent recesses 2 in one of the rows in the table top, whereby the block may be connected to the table top at any desired adjusted position from the forward end thereof. The opposite side faces of the block 3 are formedwith longitudinal grooves 5 to receive the side bars (5 of an extensible frame, the forward ends of the side bars being connected to an enlarged head 7 which is normally adapted to engage the outer end of the block 3. The rear ends of the bars 6 project rearwardly from the rear end of the block 3, and mounted between the rear extremities of the bars is a plate 8. Disposed between the plate 8 and the rear end of the block, is a coiled expansion spring 9 which is adapted to normally force the extensible frame rearwardly of the block to maintain the head 7 in engagement with the forward end thereof. To maintain the block on the head 7 of the extensible frame in advance of the forward end of the block 3, a plurality of plugs 10 are provided, one of the plugs being adapted for engagement between the forward end of the block 3, and the rear face of the head 7, theplugs being preferably seven in number and of a thickness from one-eighth of an inch to seveneighths of an inch so that the head 7 may be disposed in advance of the plug a distance of any fractional part of an inch. A thumb plate 11 is connected to the upper face of the block 3, so that when it is desired to move the extensible frame, the thumb of the worker may be placed against the plate 11 and the fingers against the rear end of the frame so that the same may be moved forwardly to allow insertion of one of the plugs between the forward end of the block and the head of the frame.

In the practical use of our table, if it is desired to cut a board one foot and two inches in length, from a plank, the teeth f of the block are inserted into the proper recesses in one of the series thereof, so that the forward extremity of the head 7 of the frame is disposed flush with the forward end of the recess designated by the lettering 1 ft. 2 in. from the table top. It will be seen that the distance between the forward extremity of the head 7 and the forward end of the tablevis one foot two inches when the block is in this position, so that the plank may be disposed upon the table with one end thereof engaging the head 7, so that the workman'ma'y sever theplank at the'forward end of the table and the portion-thereof remaining upon the table top will be of the desired length. Presuming that it is desired to sever a plank to the length of one foot and one and one-half inches, the extensible frame is moved forwardly of the block to space the head'7 thereof from the forward end of the block, whereupon the plug which is one-half of one inch in thickness may be inserted'between the forward end of the plug and the head 7 so that the forward face of the head is disposed at the desired distance from the forward end of the table. It will, of course, be understood that .one block may be employed in connection with each of the rows of recesses, dependent upon the Width of the work mounted upon the table.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that we have provided a carpenters table which is provided with a stop block with which one end of the work is adapted to engage, the block being quickly and easily adjustable upon the table top to space the end thereof at any desired distance from the end of the table, and by the provision of the adjustable block, it will be seen that the necessity of measuring each article of work to be severed is obviated, thereby saving considerable time, when it is desired to cut a plurality of boards of the same length.

' "Having thus fully described our invention, what .we desire to secure and claim by Letters Patent is 1. A stop block having a slidable frame connected thereto, said frame including a head for engagement against the forward face of said block, means for normally forcing said frame rea'rwardly to hold the head engaged against the forward face of the block, and means adapted for engagement between theforward end of the block and the opposing face of the'head to hold said head spaced from the block.

2. An adjustable stop block having longitudinal grooves formed in its opposite side faces, a slidable frame including side bars for engagement in said grooves, a head carried'bythe' forward ends of the side bars,

a stop plate carried by the rear ends of the side bars, means for normally forcing said frame rearwardly of the block, and means for engagement between the forward end of the block and the opposing faces of the head for spacing said head from the block.

3. The combination with a table having a longitudinal series of equally spaced regrooves, a head carried by the forward ends of said side bars, a stop plate carried by the rear ends of said side bars, a spring disposed between said stop plate and the rear end of said block to normally force said frame rearwardly of said block, and a plug for engagement between the forward end of said block and the opposing face of said head, as and for the purpose described.

4:. A stop block having longitudinal grooves formed in its opposite side faces, a slidable frame carried by the block and including side bars for engagement in said grooves, a head carried by the forward ends of said bars, a stop plate carried by the rear ends of said bars, an expansion spring disposed between the stop plate and the rear end of the block to normally force said frame rearwardly of the block, and plugs adapted for engagement between the forward end of the block and the opposing face of the head for spacing said head various distances from said block.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK L. PARK. WILEY R. MOORE.

Witnesses:

H. E. Pnmss, J. A. EKWALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

